LinkedIn profile scraper & personalized outreach using PhantomBuster + GPT-4

Description

This plug-and-play n8n workflow template helps you automate LinkedIn profile data extraction and transform it into structured, enriched outputs using PhantomBuster and GPT-4. Perfect for lead generation, recruiting, or growth marketing teams, this pipeline handles scraping, structuring, and messaging—all in one flow.

Requirements

PhantomBuster Setup

• Create a PhantomBuster account.
• Use the LinkedIn Profile Scraper Phantom (or your custom one).
• Get your API Key and Agent ID from PhantomBuster dashboard.
• Configure your LinkedIn Phantom with an active LinkedIn session cookie (available from your browser’s developer tools).

OpenAI or Azure OpenAI

• Provide your GPT-4 / GPT-4o API Key.
• You can use OpenAI or Azure's hosted model.

(Optional) Google Sheets

• Use Sheets for batch profile inputs or output logging.

What This Template Does

Step-by-Step Flow:

🔁 Manual Trigger / Google Sheets input – Accepts LinkedIn profile URLs.

🚀 Launch PhantomBuster Agent – Starts the scraping job with provided LinkedIn URLs.

⏳ Wait Node (45 sec) – Allows PhantomBuster to finish execution.

📥 Download Scraped Output – Fetches the download URL for JSON/CSV from the container.

📂 Temp File Management – Deletes temp URLs or intermediate data as needed.

AI Parser (GPT-4) – Parses and extracts:

• Name
• Headline
• Company
• Designation
• Industry
• Location
• Recent roles

(Optional) Create personalized outreach messages using structured output.

Output Structured JSON or CSV – Send to CRM, Google Sheets, Airtable, etc.

Best For

📈 Sales/BDRs building high-quality prospect lists

🧑‍💼 Recruiters extracting enriched candidate info

💼 Founders & Marketers creating targeted lead magnets

🧩 Tool builders building products using LinkedIn profile data